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Singapore-UK Research Collaboration to Develop More Efficient and Eco-friendly Ships
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has announced a new public-private collaboration to develop more efficient and eco-friendly ships.
A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (Semcorp), University of Glasgow, and University of Glasgow Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to "collaborate and develop new hull designs for large ocean-going vessels and make them more environmentally friendly" through improved fuel efficiency, emissions control, and ballast water management.
The MoU will last for three years and focus on computational modelling and visualisation technologies to design vessels with improved hydrodynamics.
IHPC hopes to build on its "significant maritime-related computational R&D capability in areas such as fatigue prediction for enhanced structural integrity, marine corrosion prevention, efficient gas flow emission control, hull optimisation, and integrated risk assessment of assets using the analytics of condition monitoring."
In addition, the parties hope to develop innovations in scrubber and ballast water treatment system designs.
IHPC and Sembcorp will collaborate on scrubber technology, while University of Glasgow will provide tuition and certification of Sembcorp staff.
"IHPC acts as a catalyst that translates research into practical applications," said Alfred Huan, Executive Director of IHPC.
"By harnessing the power of computational modelling and simulations, we help shipbuilders optimise design to improve efficiency and environmental sustainability of large commercial vessels.
"This can significantly impact the way ships are built and accelerate the advancement of more fuel-efficient and greener vessels."
A*STAR said the MoU partners were also considering plans for a joint R&D laboratory.
Last year, A*STAR announced it was setting up a R&D laboratory to support Singapore's introduction of Mass Flow Meters (MFM).
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